Dijkhuizen must provide a united squad if they are to challenge for the Championship title. With a new structure in place there will, most likely, be casualties.

It will be difficult with Warburton's established first team, which became too predictable by the end of the season just gone, to ensure total buy-in but he must find a way to keep everyone happy or offload those who don't want to be a part of it.

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Help him: Andre Gray was left as the sole striker for most of the season just gone

Brentford used the least players in the Championship last season with 24 but their lack of depth cost them towards the end of the season.

Although the former Luton man performed admirably, he could do with some help and with the luckless Scott Hogan unlikely to feature next season after his second cruciate ligament injury in the space of nine months.

Mark Warburton had a front three of Alan Judge, Marcello Trotta and Clayton Donaldson when he guided Brentford to promotion from League One. It changed to a 4-2-3-1 formation with Alex Pritchard, Jota and Judge playing behind Gray.

Two, or three strikers, depending on whether they fit in Dijkhuizen's preferred 4-3-3 formation will be essential to challenge at the top of the table.

It would be hoped one has the ability in the air to be a target at corners given their weakness attacking them in the season just gone.

But, you have to wonder if he can find another level if he has someone pushing him for a starting spot through the season.

His absence was felt with Stuart Dallas moving into the left back spot to cover for him for the games against Bournemouth and Blackpool, not that he was meaningfully tested against a Tangerines side as the game was as statistically one-sided as England v San Marino.

Strength in depth in central defence

Defensively frail: Brentford conceded 59 goals last season

None of James Tarkowski, Harlee Dean and Tony Craig fully had a perfect season with the trio having games to forget for the club.

Brentford conceded 59 goals last regular season; the worst of the play-off sides, the second worst in the top 10 and only five less than relegated Wigan and the porous nature of the defence was the club's undoing in the play-offs.

Dean was, and still remains with some sections of the support, a scapegoat for most goals conceded. His performances picked up over the season and towards the end he was a rock at the back who played with a passion supporters love to see. Overall, he was the club's best defender over the course of the season.

Tarkowski is highly rated within the club but his form at the end of last season should be cause for concern as it was far from the standard expected for a side competing for promotion to the Premier League.

They all must be content with not having a guaranteed starting spot each week and, if they don't like that, then it will be time to wave goodbye.

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